2017

SJ4198 : Elephant in a longboat, Kirkby

taken 7 years ago, near to Kirkby, Knowsley, England

Elephant in a longboat, Kirkby
Elephant in a longboat, Kirkby
Inspired by the short nonsense poem by Edward Lear entitled The Enthusiastic Elephant, with the boat represented by a Viking longship to mark Kirkby's Viking heritage ('by' is a Norse suffix meaning a village).

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre
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SJ4198, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Pennington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 23 August, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 23 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4120 9863 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.8654N 2:53.2501W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4121 9862
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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